start的用法

作爲及物動詞,後面可跟動名詞或不定式,但一般跟動名詞形式的比較多。 

一、start to do

開始做;開始去做某事;開始做某事

1、The machines start to wear down, they don't make as many nuts and bolts as they used to 

機器開始出現磨損，螺母和螺釘的產量不如從前了。

2、As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water. 

當植物生長並開始結果的時候，它們需要大量的水。

二、start doing something

英 [stɑ:t ˈdu:ɪŋ ˈsʌmθiŋ]  美 [stɑrt ˈduɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ]  

開始做某事

You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else. 

當你爲他人做了些事情，你才能走得更遠。